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While you were sleeping: Equities slump
By Margreet Dietz Aug. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street fell as concern about the intensifying tension between the West and Russia over Ukraine overshadowed better-than-expected US jobs data and American corporate earnings including from 21st Century Fox. In late afternoon tr...

UPDATE: Brian Henry admits market manipulation charges, fined $130,000
(Adds Henry comment) By Jonathan Underhill Aug. 7 (BusinessDesk) - Brian Henry, a venture capitalist who helped found Diligent Board Member Services, has admitted breaches of the Securities Markets Act by manipulating the company's shares in early 2010. At the Auckland H...

Turners & Growers 1H profit slumps 39%, blames one-off events
By Paul McBeth Aug. 7 (BusinessDesk) - Turners & Growers, the fruit marketer controlled by Germany's BayWa, reported a 39 percent drop in first-half earnings, saying profitability had been hurt by a series of one-off events including a supply shortage. Profit fell to $10.2...